Thursday, May 31, 2007

Anne has been thinking about her love with Peter and spends a lot of time with him. She goes into Peter’s room alot and when she sees him, she talks to him for up to an hour.As well as this, Anne wrote an entry in her diary telling us about the life of her fountain pen and how it was destroyed when she accidentally dropped it into the stove and the whole pen was reduced to ashes except for a piece of the clip.

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

My name is Anne Frank and I am nearly 16. My family was hiding in an old Amsterdam warehouse during the second world war because we are Jewish. Now that I have been arrested, all I can do is pray for other Jews that they will not reach this fate which has fallen upon me.

An epidemic of typhus has spread throughout this concentration camp, but I am no longer scared for myself, but for Margot, my sister, who fell ill this morning. I hope, hope, HOPE she hasn't caught typhus.

My heart breaks when I think of what might have happened to dear Peter.Tears fill my eyes when I think of Mumsie. Although I could never confide in her, there was a small spot at the bottom of my heart for her. To think that I never made up with her!Even Mr Dussel and the van Daans - what became of them?What will become of me and Margot?

Maybe some day, with the help of you, this letter can be published for all to see.Oh Pim! If you are still alive, please publish my diary, for I don't think I will ever escape and be proud to be Jewish again.

As I’ve been reading Anne Frank’s diary, I’ve noticed how she must be feeling as she lives in the Secret Annexe. She has to be very quiet during the day, and I bet she wishes she could just spend at least one day of freedom. This is how people in third world countries would feel. Some of them would be in hiding too, isolated, and not knowing what is going on in the war. Luckily for Anne, Mr Kugler, Jan, Miep and Bep come to visit the Secret Annexe often to tell news of the war. However, Anne would still be feeling very cut-off from the rest of the world.

Some similarities between Anne and I are that we both have older siblings, we both like to read, and we both keep a diary. Anne writes in hers more, but she has less things to do. Neither of us like the sound of gunshots, and it would drive me up the wall (Anne as well) if I had to be quiet all day like Anne does!

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Anne Frank, her family, the Van Daan family and Mr Dussel are hiding during the war in what they call the ‘Secret Annex’. All of the annex families have their own personalities and characteristics eg. Mrs Vaan Daan is very moody and selfish. Anne gets upset about everything. On an average day in the ‘secret annex’ (after lunch) Mrs Vaan Daan is vacuuming their one and only rug while Margot tucks some books under her arm and heads off to the attic to study. Anne just tidies up the bathroom and herself.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

We let you come live in our annexe. I don’t think you should be so rude to me. Even though you are older than me, you are much too inconsiderate to me.When I asked to use your table very politely, I do not think you should have refused so quickly. I did not ask to use your table all the time just a little while every day.Even when you started to become very angry and shouted at me I did not argue back and I just stood politely. Even after that, father had to come talk to you to persuade you to let me use your table. It was a very reasonable request.I think I should be able to speak my mind in the future even if you think I am too rude!

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Here are some interesting words and their meanings that I found when I was reading Anne Frank's Diary.Melancholy, (p 70) means sadness and depression.Hordes, (p 80) means a large group or crowd.Derision, (p 81) is to scorn or ridicule.Passive - isn't this a wonderful word! - not resisting or fighting against something.Fatalistic. (p 84) A fatalist is a person who accepts whatever happens and thinks that it could not have been preventedandtumultuous (p 113) means noisy.

I can’t see you (or anybody) for a while. I can’t tell you why, I wish I could tell you but I can’t come out until after the war. We will be going on about the 9th of July. I have decided to slip this letter under your door, as I could never say goodbye. You have to understand how hard life is for me, I can’t talk to any of my Christian friends and almost all of our belongings have been given to our non-Jewish friends. I will be staying with the van Daan’s send your letters to any of my Christian friends and say “a letter for the hidden” with Anne titled on the envelope .I wish you the very best in the war.

This is a letter from Anne to Mr Kugler after the Anne was shown the secet annex.

Dear Mr Kugler,

The secret Annexe is a great hideout and I can’t believe you work here! The only real problem is that the place is too crowded and the doorway is too low (my head is covered in bumps). I don’t Peter’s towel filled with wood shavings is going to help prevent bumps on our head.The security a bit too tight. I know it’s absolutely necessary, but that’s just how I feel. Poor Margot isn’t allowed to cough, even though she has a terrible cold.

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